
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Schweinitzii root and butt rot
Description
Fruiting bodies are bulky, 10-30 cm wide, annual, growing commonly on both older and young trees from June until October. The surface is irregularly bumpy, finely pubescent, sulphur-yellow at first, later brownish orange, rusty-brown to blackish brown. The pores are sulphur-yellow, later greenish yellow, rusty to brown. Young fruiting bodies turn brown when pushed down. They do not grow in litterfall or mineral soil, instead they grow on decaying as well as on living roots, stumps and trunks. The mycelium causes intense red-brown heartwood rot producing a strong turpentine scent.
Symptom
Fruiting body on the trunk. The surface is irregularly bumpy, finely pubescent, sulphur-yellow at first, later brownish orange, rusty-brown to blackish brown. The pores are sulphur-yellow, later greenish yellow, rusty to brown. Young fruiting bodies turn brown when pushed down.
Tree Species: Pine, Douglas Fir, Spruce, Larch
Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk, Roots
Pest significance: Harmful
Pest Category: Fungi
Invasive Species: No
Present in EU: Yes
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